Dictamnus dasycarpus  白 鲜 皮 Bái xiān pí   Dittany bark   
PART USED: Bark- Harvested in Spring or Autumn
   FLAVOR: Bitter      CHANNEL: Spleen, Stomach
FUNCTIONS
GROUP: Clear Heat- Neutralize toxins
1. Clear Heat.[3] Neutralize fire toxicity.[3]
2. Dry up Dampness, expel Wind.[3] Relieve itching.
ACTIONS
INDICATIONS- Used as an emperor herb for skin diseases due to Wind Heat or Damp poisoning- Damp rash and urticaria.
1. Wind Heat or Wind Damp sores, carbuncles and rashes; marked by much pus or leaking or a yellow fluid, moist skin, and prutitis[3] Itching, urticaria, eczema.
2. Only in combination used for Damp Heat jaundice, or painful obstruction.[3] Itching in genitals.
CONTRAINDICATIONS: Cold from deficiency.[3]
PATENT COMBINATIONS
COMBINATIONS
PREPARATIONS: Dried root bark 4-9 g.[1,2,3] Good quality is tubular, thick, and big.

References
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Constituents
Research
Inhibits many common pathogenic fungi in vitro.[1]
References
[1] Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica- Dan Bensky and Andrew Gamble- Eastland Press 1986 Seattle Washington ISBN 0-939616-15-7

Potential idiosyncratic liver reaction to Dictamnus- Bai xian pi